Bokom Haram Kill 20 Worshippers In Yobe Mosque

Suspected insurgents of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, brutally disrupted yesterday’s early morning prayers (Zuhr) at Buni Gari village in Yobe State, killing at least 20 worshippers.

The worshippers were just gathering for the prayer, the first of the five daily by Muslims, when the gun wielding insurgents opened fire, eye witness Musa Ibrahim said.

Buni Gari is about 100 kilometers south of Damaturu, the state capital.

Mosques have frequently been targeted by militants who threaten Muslim clerics who preach against their extremist doctrine.

More than 1,200 civilians have been killed this year amid more frequent and deadlier attacks by the sect.